Part one of two for the evening, since I'm at the limit on tag characters with this one. Most of the quotes are from Sisterhood Everlasting (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Book 5), with other quotes and song lyrics mixed in.
If you be my soft and sweet,
I'll be your strong and steady,
You be my glass of wine,
I'll be your shot of whiskey,
You be my sunny day,
I'll be your shade tree
You be my honeysuckle,
I'll be your honey bee.
-"Honey Bee" by Blake Shelton
"If you are not too long, I will wait here for you all my life."
-Oscar Wilde
"I can be bratty and tempestuous, but I am loyal above all. I am loyal to who we are and what we have. I am worshipful of my sisters and worshipful of our sisterhood."
-from Sisterhood Everlasting (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Book 5) by Ann Brashares
"She's such a force you forget she gets injured. You'll see her stagger and realize she needs help long before she does. Your heart goes out to her. She doesn't know how to feel her own pain, but she can feel yours."
-from Sisterhood Everlasting (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Book 5) by Ann Brashares
"Growing up is hard on a friendship. There's no revelation in that. I remember my mom once told me that a good family is built for leaving, because that is what children must do. And I've wondered many times, is that alsow hat a good friendship is supposed to be built for? ... We have no idea how to cope with the leaving. And I'm probably the worst of all. If you need a picture, picture this: me putting my hands over my eyes, pretending the leaving isn't happening, waiting for us all to be together again."
-from Sisterhood Everlasting (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Book 5) by Ann Brashares
"In some way she didn't like to admit, Lena was always waiting for a call. Not from the people who were always calling, but from the ones who never did."
-from Sisterhood Everlasting (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Book 5) by Ann Brashares
"It was the same thing almost every time Eric came home from someplace or even just walked back into the room where she was. She felt something, some little clap inside her head like a distant echo of the thunderous knock she had felt when she'd seen him the first time."
-from Sisterhood Everlasting (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Book 5) by Ann Brashares
"Suddenly her legs took root and her arms grew into long and slender branches. Apollo reached the laurel tree, and, still enamored with Daphne, held the tree in a special place in his heart."
-Encyclopedia Mythica
"She existedd in her friends; there she was. All the parts of herself she'd forgotten. She knew herself best when she was with them."
-from Sisterhood Everlasting (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, Book 5) by Ann Brashares
But why would you wanna break a perfectly good heart?
-"A Perfectly Good Heart" by Taylor Swift
Showing posts with label Taylor Swift. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Taylor Swift. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
we sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight ... before a word has been spoken ...
Finished the last two books in the Millennium Trilogy this weekend, so those are quoted here ... Then just some other random quotes/lyrics. :)
"Files are one thing. People are another."
-from The Girl Who Played With Fire (Millennium Trilogy #2) by Stieg Larsson
"There are no innocents. There are, however, different degrees of responsibility."
-from The Girl Who Played With Fire (Millennium Trilogy #2) by Stieg Larsson
"We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken.-Fyodor Dostoevsky
You put your eyes on me in this moment
Now capture it
Remember it
-"Fearless" by Taylor Swift
"If she continued to heal at the same pace, she would leave the hospital with only a scar ... but with no other visible damage. Scars on her soul were another matter."
-from The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest (Millennium Trilogy #3) by Stieg Larsson
"Strangely enough (despite your personality), you have a number of loyal idiots working on your behalf. I have already established an elite body called The Knights of the Idiotic Table. We will be holding an annual dinner at which we'll have fun talking crap about you. (No, you're not invited.)"
-from The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest (Millennium Trilogy #3) by Stieg Larsson
"That was just the way she usually functioned. She would be fascinated by a problem, but as soon as she solved it, she lost interest."
-from The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest (Millennium Trilogy #3) by Stieg Larsson
"It was a pleasant yet unsettling feeling. there he was, but he was not a stable element in her life yet."
-from The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest (Millennium Trilogy #3) by Stieg Larsson
"[He] is completely irresponsible when it comes to relationships. He screws his way through life and doesn't seem to grasp how much it can hurt those women who think of him as more than a casual affair."
-from The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest (Millennium Trilogy #3) by Stieg Larsson
"Files are one thing. People are another."
-from The Girl Who Played With Fire (Millennium Trilogy #2) by Stieg Larsson
"There are no innocents. There are, however, different degrees of responsibility."
-from The Girl Who Played With Fire (Millennium Trilogy #2) by Stieg Larsson
"We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken.-Fyodor Dostoevsky
You put your eyes on me in this moment
Now capture it
Remember it
-"Fearless" by Taylor Swift
"If she continued to heal at the same pace, she would leave the hospital with only a scar ... but with no other visible damage. Scars on her soul were another matter."
-from The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest (Millennium Trilogy #3) by Stieg Larsson
"Strangely enough (despite your personality), you have a number of loyal idiots working on your behalf. I have already established an elite body called The Knights of the Idiotic Table. We will be holding an annual dinner at which we'll have fun talking crap about you. (No, you're not invited.)"
-from The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest (Millennium Trilogy #3) by Stieg Larsson
"That was just the way she usually functioned. She would be fascinated by a problem, but as soon as she solved it, she lost interest."
-from The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest (Millennium Trilogy #3) by Stieg Larsson
"It was a pleasant yet unsettling feeling. there he was, but he was not a stable element in her life yet."
-from The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest (Millennium Trilogy #3) by Stieg Larsson
"[He] is completely irresponsible when it comes to relationships. He screws his way through life and doesn't seem to grasp how much it can hurt those women who think of him as more than a casual affair."
-from The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest (Millennium Trilogy #3) by Stieg Larsson
Sunday, July 3, 2011
i'm like everyone else -- i see the world in terms of what i would like to happen, not what actually does
"All our young lives, we search for someone to love, someone who makes us complete. We choose partners and change partners. We dance to a song of heartbreak and hope, all the while wondering if somewhere, somehow, there's someone perfect who might be searching for us."
-The Wonder Years
"Whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it's because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It's your mission on earth."
-from The Alchemist by Paulo Cohelo
"If you start out by promising what you don't even have yet, you'll lose your desire to work toward getting it."
-from The Alchemist by Paulo Cohelo
"Here I am, between my flock and my treasure, the boy thought. He had to choose between something he had become accustomed to and something he wanted to have. There was also the merchant's daughter, but she wasn't as important as his flock, because she didn't depend on him. Maybe she didn't even remember him. He was sure that it made no difference to her on which day he appeared: for her, every day was the same, and when each day is the same as the next, it's because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their life every day that the sun rises."
-from The Alchemist by Paulo Cohelo
"It's called the principle of favorabiity. When you play cards the first time, you are almost sure to win. Beginner's luck. ... There is a force that wants you to realize your Personal Legend; it whets your appetite with a taste of success."
-from The Alchemist by Paulo Cohelo
"He wept because God was unfair, and because this was the way God repaid those who believed in their dreams."
-from The Alchemist by Paulo Cohelo
"I'm like everyone else -- I see the world in terms of what I would like to happen, not what actually does."
-from The Alchemist by Paulo Cohelo
"There must be a language that doesn't depend on words, the boy thought."
-from The Alchemist by Paulo Cohelo
"It's the thought of Mecca that keeps me alive. That's what helps me face these days that are all the same, these mute crystals on the shelves, and lunch and dinner at that same horrible cafe. I'm afraid that if my dream is realized, I'll have no reason to go on living."
-from The Alchemist by Paulo Cohelo
"He still had some doubts about the decision he had made. But he was able to understand one thing: making a decision was only the beginning of things. When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision."
-from The Alchemist by Paulo Cohelo
"Intuition is really a sudden immersion of the soul into the universal current of life, where all the histories of all people are connected, and we are able to know everything, because it's all written there."
-from The Alchemist by Paulo Cohelo
"People need not fear the unknown if they are capable of achieving what they need and want."
-from The Alchemist by Paulo Cohelo
"There is a principle that governs all things ... In alchemy, it's called the Soul of the World. When you want something with all your heart, that's when you are closest to the Soul of the World. It's always a positive force."
-from The Alchemist by Paulo Cohelo
"I left behind a glass slipper and a business card, in case the prince is really dumb."
-from Gilmore Girls (Episode 2x06 - Presenting Lorelai Gilmore)
"See, here's what's going to go down -- two choices: You stay here and I crack one of your nuts, right or left, that's your choice. Or you walk away, and live to be a douchebag another day."
-from Glee (Episode 2x17 - Night of Neglect)
Under haunted skies I see,
Where love is lost, your ghost is found
I've braved a hundred storms to leave you
As hard as you try, no, I will never be knocked down
-"Turning Tables" by Adele
There I was again tonight
Forcing laughter faking smiles
Same old tired lonely place
Walls of insincerity
Shifting eyes and vacany
Vanished when I saw your face
All I can say is I was enchanted to meet you
Your eyes whispered have we met
Across the room your silhouette starts to make it's way to me
The playful conversation starts
Counter all your quick remarks
Like passing notes in secrecy
And it was enchanting to meet you
All I can say is I was enchanted to meet you
This night is sparkling don't you let it go
I'm wonder-struck, blushing all the way home,
I'll spend forever wondering if you know
I was enchanted to meet you
Lingering question keeps me up
2 a.m., who do you love?
I wonder 'til I'm wide awake
Now I'm pacing back and forth
Wishing you were at my door
I'd open up and you would say
It was enchanting to meet you
All I can say is I was enchanted to meet you ..
This is me praying that
This was the very first page
Not where the storyline ends
My thoughts will echo your name
Until I see you again
These are the words I held back as I was leaving too soon
I was enchanted to meet you ...
Please don't be in love with someone else
Please don't have somebody waiting on you
Please don't be in love with someone else
Please don't have somebody waiting on you
-"Enchanted" by Taylor Swift
The way you move is a like a full on rainstorm
And I'm a house of cards
You're the kind of reckless that should send me running
But I kind of know that I won't get far
You stood there in front of me just close enough to touch
Close enough to hope you couldn't see what I was thinking of
Drop everything now
Meet me in the pouring rain
Kiss me on the sidewalk, take away the pain
'Cause I see sparks fly
Whenever you smile
Get me with those green eyes baby as the lights go down
Give me something that'll haunt me when you're not around
'Cause I see sparks fly
Whenever you smile
... You touched me once and it was really something
You find I'm even better than you imagined I would feel ...
Just keep on keeping your eyes on me,
It's just wrong enough to make you feel right,
And lead me up the staircase baby,
Won't you whisper soft and slow,
I'm captivated by you baby
Like a fireworks show
-"Sparks Fly" by Taylor Swift
I'm trying so hard not to get caught up now
But you're just so cool, run your fingers through your hair
Absentmindedly making me want you
-"Fearless" by Taylor Swift
I wish I could tie you up in my shoes
Make you feel un-pretty too
I was told I was beauitful
But what does that mean to you?
Look into the mirror who's inside there?
The one with the long hair
Same old me again today
My outsides are cool, my insides are blue
Every time I think I'm through
It's because of you
I try different ways, but it's all the same
At the end of the day, I have myself to blame
I'm just trippin'
You can buy you hair if it won't grow
You can fix your nose if he says so
You can buy all the makeup that MAC can make
But if you can't look inside you, find out who am I to
Be in a position to make me feel so damn un-pretty
-"Unpretty" covered by Dianna Agron & Lea Michele (originally by TLC)
-The Wonder Years
"Whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it's because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It's your mission on earth."
-from The Alchemist by Paulo Cohelo
"If you start out by promising what you don't even have yet, you'll lose your desire to work toward getting it."
-from The Alchemist by Paulo Cohelo
"Here I am, between my flock and my treasure, the boy thought. He had to choose between something he had become accustomed to and something he wanted to have. There was also the merchant's daughter, but she wasn't as important as his flock, because she didn't depend on him. Maybe she didn't even remember him. He was sure that it made no difference to her on which day he appeared: for her, every day was the same, and when each day is the same as the next, it's because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their life every day that the sun rises."
-from The Alchemist by Paulo Cohelo
"It's called the principle of favorabiity. When you play cards the first time, you are almost sure to win. Beginner's luck. ... There is a force that wants you to realize your Personal Legend; it whets your appetite with a taste of success."
-from The Alchemist by Paulo Cohelo
"He wept because God was unfair, and because this was the way God repaid those who believed in their dreams."
-from The Alchemist by Paulo Cohelo
"I'm like everyone else -- I see the world in terms of what I would like to happen, not what actually does."
-from The Alchemist by Paulo Cohelo
"There must be a language that doesn't depend on words, the boy thought."
-from The Alchemist by Paulo Cohelo
"It's the thought of Mecca that keeps me alive. That's what helps me face these days that are all the same, these mute crystals on the shelves, and lunch and dinner at that same horrible cafe. I'm afraid that if my dream is realized, I'll have no reason to go on living."
-from The Alchemist by Paulo Cohelo
"He still had some doubts about the decision he had made. But he was able to understand one thing: making a decision was only the beginning of things. When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision."
-from The Alchemist by Paulo Cohelo
"Intuition is really a sudden immersion of the soul into the universal current of life, where all the histories of all people are connected, and we are able to know everything, because it's all written there."
-from The Alchemist by Paulo Cohelo
"People need not fear the unknown if they are capable of achieving what they need and want."
-from The Alchemist by Paulo Cohelo
"There is a principle that governs all things ... In alchemy, it's called the Soul of the World. When you want something with all your heart, that's when you are closest to the Soul of the World. It's always a positive force."
-from The Alchemist by Paulo Cohelo
"I left behind a glass slipper and a business card, in case the prince is really dumb."
-from Gilmore Girls (Episode 2x06 - Presenting Lorelai Gilmore)
"See, here's what's going to go down -- two choices: You stay here and I crack one of your nuts, right or left, that's your choice. Or you walk away, and live to be a douchebag another day."
-from Glee (Episode 2x17 - Night of Neglect)
Under haunted skies I see,
Where love is lost, your ghost is found
I've braved a hundred storms to leave you
As hard as you try, no, I will never be knocked down
-"Turning Tables" by Adele
There I was again tonight
Forcing laughter faking smiles
Same old tired lonely place
Walls of insincerity
Shifting eyes and vacany
Vanished when I saw your face
All I can say is I was enchanted to meet you
Your eyes whispered have we met
Across the room your silhouette starts to make it's way to me
The playful conversation starts
Counter all your quick remarks
Like passing notes in secrecy
And it was enchanting to meet you
All I can say is I was enchanted to meet you
This night is sparkling don't you let it go
I'm wonder-struck, blushing all the way home,
I'll spend forever wondering if you know
I was enchanted to meet you
Lingering question keeps me up
2 a.m., who do you love?
I wonder 'til I'm wide awake
Now I'm pacing back and forth
Wishing you were at my door
I'd open up and you would say
It was enchanting to meet you
All I can say is I was enchanted to meet you ..
This is me praying that
This was the very first page
Not where the storyline ends
My thoughts will echo your name
Until I see you again
These are the words I held back as I was leaving too soon
I was enchanted to meet you ...
Please don't be in love with someone else
Please don't have somebody waiting on you
Please don't be in love with someone else
Please don't have somebody waiting on you
-"Enchanted" by Taylor Swift
The way you move is a like a full on rainstorm
And I'm a house of cards
You're the kind of reckless that should send me running
But I kind of know that I won't get far
You stood there in front of me just close enough to touch
Close enough to hope you couldn't see what I was thinking of
Drop everything now
Meet me in the pouring rain
Kiss me on the sidewalk, take away the pain
'Cause I see sparks fly
Whenever you smile
Get me with those green eyes baby as the lights go down
Give me something that'll haunt me when you're not around
'Cause I see sparks fly
Whenever you smile
... You touched me once and it was really something
You find I'm even better than you imagined I would feel ...
Just keep on keeping your eyes on me,
It's just wrong enough to make you feel right,
And lead me up the staircase baby,
Won't you whisper soft and slow,
I'm captivated by you baby
Like a fireworks show
-"Sparks Fly" by Taylor Swift
I'm trying so hard not to get caught up now
But you're just so cool, run your fingers through your hair
Absentmindedly making me want you
-"Fearless" by Taylor Swift
I wish I could tie you up in my shoes
Make you feel un-pretty too
I was told I was beauitful
But what does that mean to you?
Look into the mirror who's inside there?
The one with the long hair
Same old me again today
My outsides are cool, my insides are blue
Every time I think I'm through
It's because of you
I try different ways, but it's all the same
At the end of the day, I have myself to blame
I'm just trippin'
You can buy you hair if it won't grow
You can fix your nose if he says so
You can buy all the makeup that MAC can make
But if you can't look inside you, find out who am I to
Be in a position to make me feel so damn un-pretty
-"Unpretty" covered by Dianna Agron & Lea Michele (originally by TLC)
Friday, February 18, 2011
your birthday passed and I didn't call ...
Lots of new quotes this post as I have finally gotten caught up on more than a year's worth of Grey's Anatomy and there has been a ton of great new music out lately. A new musical love of mine is The Pierces. And regardless of whether or not you love or hate American Idol, you simply cannot miss looking at my last quote, which is quite possibly the most epic-fail in terms of forgotten words ever during Hollywood week. It made my night. :)
We'd be so much less fragile
If we're made of metal
And our hearts from iron
And our minds from steel ...
And you want three wishes
One to fly the heavens
One to swim like fishes
And then one you're saving for a rainy day
If your lover ever takes her love away
You say you want to know her like a lover
And undo her damage, she'll be new again
Soon you'll find that if you try to save her
It renews her angers
You will never win ...
You want one true lover with a thousand kisses
You want soft and gentle and never vicious
-"Three Wishes" by The Pierces
Got a secret
Can you keep it?
Swear this one you'll save
Better lock it in your pocket
Taking this one to the grave
If I show you, then I know you
Won't tell what I said
Cause two can keep a secret if one of them is dead
Why do you smile
Like you have told a secret
Now you're telling lies
Cause you're the one to keep it
But no one keeps a secret
No one keeps a secret
Why when do our darkest deeds
Do we tell?
They burn in our brains
Become a living hell
Cause everyone tells
Everyone tells
-"Secret" by The Pierces
These days, I haven't been sleeping
Staying up, playing back myself leaving
When your birthday passed and I didn't call
Then I think about summer, all the beautiful times
I watched you laughing from the passenger side
And I realized I loved you in the fall
-"Back to December" by Taylor Swift
"Once upon a time, happily ever after. The stories we tell ourselves are the stuff of dreams. Fairy tells don't come true. Reality is much stormier. Much murkier. Much scarier. Reality is so much more interesting than living happily ever after."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episodes 5.1-5.2, Dream a Little Dream of Me)
"Bones break. Organs burst. Flesh tears. We can sew the flesh, repair the damage, ease the pain. But when life breaks down, when we break down, there's no science. No hard and fast rules. We just have to feel our way through."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 5.3, Here Comes the Flood)
"People are terrible to the people they love sometimes. They're mean. You were both having a hard time and you took it out on each other. It doesn't make you the worst wife in the world. It just makes you a person who made a mistake."
-said by Izzie on Grey's Anatomy (Episode 5.4, Brave New World)
"Slow rides make for boring stories. A little calamity -- now that's worth talking about."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 5.4, Brave New World)
"The ties that bind us are sometimes impossible to explain. They connect us even after it seems like the ties should be broken. Some bonds defy distance and time and logic. Because some ties are simply meant to be."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 5.8, The Ties That Bind)
"We don't wish for the easy stuff. We wish for big things. things that are ambitious, out of reach. We wish because we need help and we're scared and we know we may be asking too much. We still wish, though, because sometimes, they come true."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 5.11, Wish You Were Here)
"The snap judgments, the ones that come to us quickly and easy without hesitation, they're the ones that haunt us forever."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 5.12, Sympathy for the Devil)
Addison: "Do you really believe in all this? In God?
Callie: "Sometimes. Most of the time. When it counts."
-from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 5.15, Before and After)
"And the only way to get rid of a shadow is to turn off the lights, to stop running from the darkness and face what you fear, head on."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 5.17, I Will Follow You Into the Dark)
"Doesn't matter how tough we are, trauma always leaves a scar. It follows us home, it changes our lives. Trauma messes everybody up. But maybe that's the point -- all the pain and the fear and the crap, maybe going through all of that is what keeps us moving forward. It's what pushes us. Maybe we have to get a little messed up before we can step up."
-Alex's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 5.19, Elevator Love Letter)
"We can't undo our mistakes, and we rarely forgive ourselves for them ... But as human beings, we can always try to do better, to be better, to re-write a wrong even if it feels irreversible. Of course, 'I'm sorry' doesn't always cut it. Maybe because we use it so many different ways -- as a weapon, as an excuse. But when we are really sorry, when we use it right, when we mean it, when actions say what words never can; when we get it right, 'I'm sorry,' is perfect. When we get it right, 'I'm sorry,' is redemption."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 5.21, No Good at Saying Sorry [One More Chance])
"When something begins, you generally have no idea how it's going to end. The house you're going to sell becomes your home, the roommates you were forced to take in become your family and the one night stand you were determined to forget becomes the love of your life. ... We spent our whole lives worrying about the future, planning for the future, trying to predict the future, as if figuring it our will cushion the blow. But the future is always changing. The future is the home of our deepest fears and wildest hopes. But one thing is certain when it finally reveals itself: The future is never the way we imagined it."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 5.23, Here's to the Future)
"At some point you start to realize your life is happening now ... This is it. It's here. Blink and you'll miss it."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 5.24, Now or Never)
"According to Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, when we're dying or have suffered catastrophic loss, we all move through five distinct stages of grief. We go into denial because the loss is so unthinkable we can't imagine it's true. We become angry with everyone, angry with survivors, angry with ourselves. Then, we bargain. We beg, we plead. We offer everything we have, we offer our souls in exchange for just oen more day. When the bargaining has failed and the anger is too hard to maintain, we fall into depression, despair, until finally we have to accept that we've done everything we can. We let go. We let go and move into acceptance."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.1, Good Mourning)
"We're all susceptible to it, the dread and anxiety of not knowing what's coming. It's pointless in the end, because all the worrying and making of plans for things that could or could not happen, it only makes things worse. So walk your dog or take a nap. Just whatever you do, stop worrying. Because the only cure for paranoia is to be here, just as you are."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.3, I Always Feel Like Somebody's Watchin' Me)
"We run like hell from our promises, hoping they'll be forgotten. But sooner or later, they always catch up. And sometimes, you find the obligation you dread the most isn't worth running from at all."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.4, Tainted Obligation)
"When we're headed toward an outcome that's too horrible to face, that's when we go looking for a second opinion. And sometimes, the answer we get just confirms our worst fears. But sometimes, it can shed new light on the problem, make you see it in a whole new way. After all the opinions have been heard and every point of view has been considered, you finally find what you're after -- the truth. But the truth isn't where it ends, that's just where you begin again with a whole new set of questions."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.6, I Saw What I Saw)
"They say the bigger your investment, the bigger your return. But you have to be willing to take a chance. You have to understand, you might lose it all. But if you take that chance, if you invest wisely, the payoff might just surprise you."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.8, Invest in Love)
"Stand still for a second and you'll be left behind. But as hard as we try to move forward, as tempting as it is to never look back, the past always comes back to bite us in the ass. And as history shows us again and again, those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. ... Sometimes the past is something you can't let go of. And sometimes the past is something we'll do anything to forget. And sometimes, we learn something new about the past that changes everything we know about the present."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.9, New History)
"In surgery, the healing process begins with a cut, an incision, the tearing of flesh. We have to damage healthy flesh in order to expose the unhealthy. It feels cruel and against common sense, but it works. You risk exposure for the sake of healing, and when it's over, once the incision has been closed, you wait. You wait and hope ... that you haven't, in fact, just made everything worse."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.12, I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked)
Cristina: "He took something from me. He took little pieces of me, little pieces over time, so small I didn't even notice, you know? He wanted me to be something that I wasn't, and I made myself into what he wanted. One day, I was me ... and then suddenly, I was lying for him, and jeopardizing my career ... And even then, I would've married him. I would have. I lost myself for a long time."
-from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.13, State of Love and Trust)
Cristina: "It is not difficult, sir. It is simple. [He] is not here. He's gone and he's all the better for it ... That is not difficult. He's out there and I'm here where everything is the same ... It is not difficult. This is where I chose to be. But, sir ... I kept his secrets, I nursed his pride. You know it and I know it, and he knows it. He knows it ... I am the unseen hand to his brilliance. ... And yet while everything is the same, it is very, very different. ... I was his hand, and now I'm a ghost. That is not difficult. It's unbearable. Everybody is proud of him, but I'm not. And I do not wish him well."
-from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 4.14, The Becoming)
"We have to keep reinventing ourselves almost every minute because the world can change in an instant, and there's no time for looking back. Sometimes, the changes are forced on us, sometimes they happen by accident, and we make the most of them. We have to constantly come up with new ways to fix ourselves. So we change, we adapt, we create new versions of ourselves. We just need to be sure that this one is an improvement over the last."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.14, Valentine's Day Massacre)
"It's hard for us to accept that it's not always the hard work or attention to detail that will get us the answers we are looking for. Sometimes, we just have to sit back, relax and wait for the happy accident."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.16, Perfect Little Accident)
"No matter how many plans we make or steps we follow, we never know how our day is going to end up. We'd prefer to know, of course, what curve-balls will be thrown our way. It's the accidents that always turn out to be the most interesting parts of our day: the people we never expected to show up, a turn of events we never would have chosen for ourselves. All of a sudden you find yourself somewhere you never expected to be and its nice, or it takes some getting used to. Still, maybe you'll find yourself appreciating it somewhere down the line. So you go to sleep each night thinking about tomorrow, going over your plans, preparing for them, and hoping that whatever accidents come your way will be happy ones."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.16, Perfect Little Accident)
"It doesn't matter how much we achieve. If you're a climber, there's always another mountain."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.17, Push)
"They take pictures of mountain climbers at the top of a mountain. They're smiling, ecstatic, triumphant. They don't take pictures along the way, 'cause who wants to remember the rest of it. We push ourselves because have to, not because we like it. The relentless climb, the pain and anguish of taking it to the next level. Nobody takes pictures of that. Nobody wants to remember. We wanna remember the view from the top. The breathtaking moment at the edge of the world. That's what keeps us climbing. And it's worth the pain. That's the crazy part -- it's worth anything."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.17, Push)
"It's hard to shake that feeling that you could have done more."
-Owen's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.18, Suicide is Painless)
"Psychologists believe that every aspect of our lives, all our thought processes and behavior patterns are a direct result of our relationship to our parents. That every relationship that we have is really just another version of that first relationship. It's just us trying over and over again to get it right."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.19, Sympathy for the Parents)
"No matter how thick-skinned we try to be, there's millions of electrifying nerve endings in there. Open and exposed and feeling way too much. Try as we might from feeling pain, sometimes, it's just unavoidable. Sometimes, that's the only thing left: just feeling."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.21, How Insensitive)
"It's common belief that positive thinking leads to a happier, healthier life. As children, we are told to smile, be cheerful, and put on a happy face. As adults, we are told to look on the bright side, to make lemonade and see glasses as half-full. Sometimes, reality can get in the way of our ability to act the happy part, though. Your health can fail. Boyfriends can cheat, friends can disappoint. It's in these moments, when you just want to get real, drop the act, and be your true, scared, unhappy-self."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.22, Shiny Happy People)
"Ask most people what they want out of life and the answer is simple -- to be happy. Maybe it's this expectation though of wanting to be happy that just keeps us from ever getting there. Maybe the more we try to will ourselves to states of bliss, the more confused we get, to the point where we don't recognize ourselves. Instead, we just keep smiling, trying to be the happy people we wish we were, until it hits us -- it's been there all along. Not in our dreams or our hopes but in the known, the comfortable, the familiar."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.22, Shiny Happy People)
Arizona: "Do not alarm the makers of the tiny humans. They will eat you alive."
-from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.23, Sanctuary)
Derek: "Please look at me in the eye. I'm a human being. I make mistakes. I'm flawed. We all are."
-from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.23, Sanctuary)
"The human life is made up of choices. Yes or no. In or out. Up or down. And then there are the choices that matter. Love or hate. To be a hero or a coward. To fight or to give in. To live. Or die. Live or die. That's the important choice. And it's not always in our hands. ... Yes or no. In or out. Up or down. Live or die. Hero or coward. Fight or give in. I'll say it again to make sure you hear me. The human life is made up of choice. Live or die. That's the most important choice. And it's not always in our hands."
-Derek's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.24, Death and All His Friends)
Richard: "I've lived. I've really, really lived. I've failed. I've been devastated. I've been broken. I've gone to hell and back. I've also known joy. And passion. And I've had a great love."
-from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.24, Death and All His Friends)
"Every cell in the human body regenerates on average every seven years. Like snakes in our own way, we shed our skin. Biologically we are brand new people. We may look the same, we probably do. The change isn't visible, at least in most of us, but we are all changed. Completely. Forever."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 7.1, With You I'm Born Again)
"When we say things like 'people don't change, ' it drives scientists crazy, because change is literally the only constant in all of science. Energy. Matter. It's always changing, morphing, merging, growing, dying. It's the way people try not to change that's unnatural. The way we cling to what things were instead of letting things be what they are. The way we cling to old memories instead of forming new ones. The way we insist on believing, despite every scientific indication, that anything in this lifetime is permanent. Change is constant. How we experience that change -- that's up to us. It can feel like death or it can feel like a second chance at life. If we open our fingers, loosen our grips, go with it, it can feel like pure adrenaline. Like at any moment, we can have another chance at life. Like at any moment, we can be born all over agian."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 7.1, With You I'm Born Again)
"Lightning doesn't often strike twice. It's a once in a lifetime thing. Even if it feels like the shock is coming over and over again. Eventually, the pain will go away, the shock will wear off. And you start to heal yourself. To recover from something you never saw coming. But sometimes, the odds are in your favor. If you're in just the right place at just the right time, you can take a helluva hit, and still have a shot at surviving."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 7.2, Shock to the System)
"Nobody chooses to be a freak. Most people don't even realize they're a freak until it's too late to change it. But no matter how much of a freak you end up being, chances are there's still someone out there for you. Unless of course they've already moved on. Because when it comes to love, even freaks can't wait forever."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 7.3, Superfreak)
"Biology says that we are who we are from birth. That our DNA is set in stone. Unchangeable. Our DNA doesn't account for all of us though. Life changes us. We develop new trades. Become less territorial. We stop competing. We learn from our mistakes. We face our greatest fears. For better or worse. We find ways to change our biology. The risk, of course, is that we can change too much, to the point we don't even recognize ourselves. Finding a way back can be difficult. There is no compass, no map. We just have to close our eyes, take a step, and hope to God we'll get there."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 7.4, Can't Fight Biology)
Derek: "Breakthroughs happen because someone is scared to death to stop trying."
-from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 7.5, Almost Grown)
"We all want to grow up. We're desperate to get there. To grab all the opportunities we can, to live. We're so busy trying to get out of that nest, we don't think about the fact that it's going to be cold out there. Really freakin' cold. Because growing up sometimes means leaving people behind. And by the time we stand on our own two feet, we're standing their alone."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 7.5, Almost Grown)
Cristina: "Well, we went through the scariest thing a person can go through, and we survived. So now everyday's just a gift. And now we're all blessed. Blessed to be here."
-from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 7.6, These Arms of Mine)
"We're all looking for answers in medicine, in life, in everything. Sometimes, the answers we're looking for have been hiding just below the surface Other times, we find answers when we didn't even realize we were asking the question. Sometimes, the answers can catch us completely by surprise. And sometimes, even when we find the answer we've been looking for, we're still left with a whole hell of a lot of questions."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 7.7, That's Me Trying)
"Every pressurized system needs a relief valve. There has to be a way to reduce the stress, the tension, before it becomes too much to bear. There has to be a way to find relief because if the pressure doesn't fidn a way out, it'll make one. It will explode. It's the pressure we put on ourselves that's the hardest to bear. The pressure to be better than we are. The pressure to be better than we think we can be. It never, ever lets up. It just builds and builds and builds.
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 7.8, Something's Gotta Give)
"Under the cover of darkness, people do things they'd never do under the harsh glare of day. Decisions feel wiser, people feel bolder. But when the sun rises, you have to take responsibility for what you did in the dark and face yourself under the cold, harsh light of day."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 7.9, Slow Night, So Long)
"The goal of any surgery is total recovery, to come out better than you were before. Some patients heal quickly and feel immediate relief. For others, the healing happens gradually, and it's not until months or even years that you realize you don't hurt anymore. So the challenge after any surgery is to be patient. But if you can make it through the first weeks and months, if you believe that healing is possible, then you can get your life back. But that's a big if."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 7.10, Adrift and at Peace)
"People are really romantic about the beginnings of things. Fresh start, clean slate, a world of possibility. But no matter what new adventure you're embarking on, you're still you. You bring you into every new beginning in your life. So how different can it possibly be?"
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 7.12, Start Me Up)
"The worst deception we practice is on ourselves. Which is why sometimes, it takes us awhile to realize that the truth has been in front of us the whole time."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 7.13, Don't Deceive Me [Please Don't Go])
American Idol contestants have long forgot the words to their songs. However, last night's version of "I Hope You Dance," originally a Lee Ann Womack song that was sung by Scotty McCreery on Thursday night really takes the cake ...
We'd be so much less fragile
If we're made of metal
And our hearts from iron
And our minds from steel ...
And you want three wishes
One to fly the heavens
One to swim like fishes
And then one you're saving for a rainy day
If your lover ever takes her love away
You say you want to know her like a lover
And undo her damage, she'll be new again
Soon you'll find that if you try to save her
It renews her angers
You will never win ...
You want one true lover with a thousand kisses
You want soft and gentle and never vicious
-"Three Wishes" by The Pierces
Got a secret
Can you keep it?
Swear this one you'll save
Better lock it in your pocket
Taking this one to the grave
If I show you, then I know you
Won't tell what I said
Cause two can keep a secret if one of them is dead
Why do you smile
Like you have told a secret
Now you're telling lies
Cause you're the one to keep it
But no one keeps a secret
No one keeps a secret
Why when do our darkest deeds
Do we tell?
They burn in our brains
Become a living hell
Cause everyone tells
Everyone tells
-"Secret" by The Pierces
These days, I haven't been sleeping
Staying up, playing back myself leaving
When your birthday passed and I didn't call
Then I think about summer, all the beautiful times
I watched you laughing from the passenger side
And I realized I loved you in the fall
-"Back to December" by Taylor Swift
"Once upon a time, happily ever after. The stories we tell ourselves are the stuff of dreams. Fairy tells don't come true. Reality is much stormier. Much murkier. Much scarier. Reality is so much more interesting than living happily ever after."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episodes 5.1-5.2, Dream a Little Dream of Me)
"Bones break. Organs burst. Flesh tears. We can sew the flesh, repair the damage, ease the pain. But when life breaks down, when we break down, there's no science. No hard and fast rules. We just have to feel our way through."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 5.3, Here Comes the Flood)
"People are terrible to the people they love sometimes. They're mean. You were both having a hard time and you took it out on each other. It doesn't make you the worst wife in the world. It just makes you a person who made a mistake."
-said by Izzie on Grey's Anatomy (Episode 5.4, Brave New World)
"Slow rides make for boring stories. A little calamity -- now that's worth talking about."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 5.4, Brave New World)
"The ties that bind us are sometimes impossible to explain. They connect us even after it seems like the ties should be broken. Some bonds defy distance and time and logic. Because some ties are simply meant to be."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 5.8, The Ties That Bind)
"We don't wish for the easy stuff. We wish for big things. things that are ambitious, out of reach. We wish because we need help and we're scared and we know we may be asking too much. We still wish, though, because sometimes, they come true."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 5.11, Wish You Were Here)
"The snap judgments, the ones that come to us quickly and easy without hesitation, they're the ones that haunt us forever."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 5.12, Sympathy for the Devil)
Addison: "Do you really believe in all this? In God?
Callie: "Sometimes. Most of the time. When it counts."
-from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 5.15, Before and After)
"And the only way to get rid of a shadow is to turn off the lights, to stop running from the darkness and face what you fear, head on."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 5.17, I Will Follow You Into the Dark)
"Doesn't matter how tough we are, trauma always leaves a scar. It follows us home, it changes our lives. Trauma messes everybody up. But maybe that's the point -- all the pain and the fear and the crap, maybe going through all of that is what keeps us moving forward. It's what pushes us. Maybe we have to get a little messed up before we can step up."
-Alex's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 5.19, Elevator Love Letter)
"We can't undo our mistakes, and we rarely forgive ourselves for them ... But as human beings, we can always try to do better, to be better, to re-write a wrong even if it feels irreversible. Of course, 'I'm sorry' doesn't always cut it. Maybe because we use it so many different ways -- as a weapon, as an excuse. But when we are really sorry, when we use it right, when we mean it, when actions say what words never can; when we get it right, 'I'm sorry,' is perfect. When we get it right, 'I'm sorry,' is redemption."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 5.21, No Good at Saying Sorry [One More Chance])
"When something begins, you generally have no idea how it's going to end. The house you're going to sell becomes your home, the roommates you were forced to take in become your family and the one night stand you were determined to forget becomes the love of your life. ... We spent our whole lives worrying about the future, planning for the future, trying to predict the future, as if figuring it our will cushion the blow. But the future is always changing. The future is the home of our deepest fears and wildest hopes. But one thing is certain when it finally reveals itself: The future is never the way we imagined it."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 5.23, Here's to the Future)
"At some point you start to realize your life is happening now ... This is it. It's here. Blink and you'll miss it."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 5.24, Now or Never)
"According to Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, when we're dying or have suffered catastrophic loss, we all move through five distinct stages of grief. We go into denial because the loss is so unthinkable we can't imagine it's true. We become angry with everyone, angry with survivors, angry with ourselves. Then, we bargain. We beg, we plead. We offer everything we have, we offer our souls in exchange for just oen more day. When the bargaining has failed and the anger is too hard to maintain, we fall into depression, despair, until finally we have to accept that we've done everything we can. We let go. We let go and move into acceptance."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.1, Good Mourning)
"We're all susceptible to it, the dread and anxiety of not knowing what's coming. It's pointless in the end, because all the worrying and making of plans for things that could or could not happen, it only makes things worse. So walk your dog or take a nap. Just whatever you do, stop worrying. Because the only cure for paranoia is to be here, just as you are."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.3, I Always Feel Like Somebody's Watchin' Me)
"We run like hell from our promises, hoping they'll be forgotten. But sooner or later, they always catch up. And sometimes, you find the obligation you dread the most isn't worth running from at all."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.4, Tainted Obligation)
"When we're headed toward an outcome that's too horrible to face, that's when we go looking for a second opinion. And sometimes, the answer we get just confirms our worst fears. But sometimes, it can shed new light on the problem, make you see it in a whole new way. After all the opinions have been heard and every point of view has been considered, you finally find what you're after -- the truth. But the truth isn't where it ends, that's just where you begin again with a whole new set of questions."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.6, I Saw What I Saw)
"They say the bigger your investment, the bigger your return. But you have to be willing to take a chance. You have to understand, you might lose it all. But if you take that chance, if you invest wisely, the payoff might just surprise you."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.8, Invest in Love)
"Stand still for a second and you'll be left behind. But as hard as we try to move forward, as tempting as it is to never look back, the past always comes back to bite us in the ass. And as history shows us again and again, those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. ... Sometimes the past is something you can't let go of. And sometimes the past is something we'll do anything to forget. And sometimes, we learn something new about the past that changes everything we know about the present."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.9, New History)
"In surgery, the healing process begins with a cut, an incision, the tearing of flesh. We have to damage healthy flesh in order to expose the unhealthy. It feels cruel and against common sense, but it works. You risk exposure for the sake of healing, and when it's over, once the incision has been closed, you wait. You wait and hope ... that you haven't, in fact, just made everything worse."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.12, I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked)
Cristina: "He took something from me. He took little pieces of me, little pieces over time, so small I didn't even notice, you know? He wanted me to be something that I wasn't, and I made myself into what he wanted. One day, I was me ... and then suddenly, I was lying for him, and jeopardizing my career ... And even then, I would've married him. I would have. I lost myself for a long time."
-from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.13, State of Love and Trust)
Cristina: "It is not difficult, sir. It is simple. [He] is not here. He's gone and he's all the better for it ... That is not difficult. He's out there and I'm here where everything is the same ... It is not difficult. This is where I chose to be. But, sir ... I kept his secrets, I nursed his pride. You know it and I know it, and he knows it. He knows it ... I am the unseen hand to his brilliance. ... And yet while everything is the same, it is very, very different. ... I was his hand, and now I'm a ghost. That is not difficult. It's unbearable. Everybody is proud of him, but I'm not. And I do not wish him well."
-from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 4.14, The Becoming)
"We have to keep reinventing ourselves almost every minute because the world can change in an instant, and there's no time for looking back. Sometimes, the changes are forced on us, sometimes they happen by accident, and we make the most of them. We have to constantly come up with new ways to fix ourselves. So we change, we adapt, we create new versions of ourselves. We just need to be sure that this one is an improvement over the last."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.14, Valentine's Day Massacre)
"It's hard for us to accept that it's not always the hard work or attention to detail that will get us the answers we are looking for. Sometimes, we just have to sit back, relax and wait for the happy accident."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.16, Perfect Little Accident)
"No matter how many plans we make or steps we follow, we never know how our day is going to end up. We'd prefer to know, of course, what curve-balls will be thrown our way. It's the accidents that always turn out to be the most interesting parts of our day: the people we never expected to show up, a turn of events we never would have chosen for ourselves. All of a sudden you find yourself somewhere you never expected to be and its nice, or it takes some getting used to. Still, maybe you'll find yourself appreciating it somewhere down the line. So you go to sleep each night thinking about tomorrow, going over your plans, preparing for them, and hoping that whatever accidents come your way will be happy ones."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.16, Perfect Little Accident)
"It doesn't matter how much we achieve. If you're a climber, there's always another mountain."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.17, Push)
"They take pictures of mountain climbers at the top of a mountain. They're smiling, ecstatic, triumphant. They don't take pictures along the way, 'cause who wants to remember the rest of it. We push ourselves because have to, not because we like it. The relentless climb, the pain and anguish of taking it to the next level. Nobody takes pictures of that. Nobody wants to remember. We wanna remember the view from the top. The breathtaking moment at the edge of the world. That's what keeps us climbing. And it's worth the pain. That's the crazy part -- it's worth anything."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.17, Push)
"It's hard to shake that feeling that you could have done more."
-Owen's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.18, Suicide is Painless)
"Psychologists believe that every aspect of our lives, all our thought processes and behavior patterns are a direct result of our relationship to our parents. That every relationship that we have is really just another version of that first relationship. It's just us trying over and over again to get it right."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.19, Sympathy for the Parents)
"No matter how thick-skinned we try to be, there's millions of electrifying nerve endings in there. Open and exposed and feeling way too much. Try as we might from feeling pain, sometimes, it's just unavoidable. Sometimes, that's the only thing left: just feeling."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.21, How Insensitive)
"It's common belief that positive thinking leads to a happier, healthier life. As children, we are told to smile, be cheerful, and put on a happy face. As adults, we are told to look on the bright side, to make lemonade and see glasses as half-full. Sometimes, reality can get in the way of our ability to act the happy part, though. Your health can fail. Boyfriends can cheat, friends can disappoint. It's in these moments, when you just want to get real, drop the act, and be your true, scared, unhappy-self."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.22, Shiny Happy People)
"Ask most people what they want out of life and the answer is simple -- to be happy. Maybe it's this expectation though of wanting to be happy that just keeps us from ever getting there. Maybe the more we try to will ourselves to states of bliss, the more confused we get, to the point where we don't recognize ourselves. Instead, we just keep smiling, trying to be the happy people we wish we were, until it hits us -- it's been there all along. Not in our dreams or our hopes but in the known, the comfortable, the familiar."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.22, Shiny Happy People)
Arizona: "Do not alarm the makers of the tiny humans. They will eat you alive."
-from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.23, Sanctuary)
Derek: "Please look at me in the eye. I'm a human being. I make mistakes. I'm flawed. We all are."
-from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.23, Sanctuary)
"The human life is made up of choices. Yes or no. In or out. Up or down. And then there are the choices that matter. Love or hate. To be a hero or a coward. To fight or to give in. To live. Or die. Live or die. That's the important choice. And it's not always in our hands. ... Yes or no. In or out. Up or down. Live or die. Hero or coward. Fight or give in. I'll say it again to make sure you hear me. The human life is made up of choice. Live or die. That's the most important choice. And it's not always in our hands."
-Derek's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.24, Death and All His Friends)
Richard: "I've lived. I've really, really lived. I've failed. I've been devastated. I've been broken. I've gone to hell and back. I've also known joy. And passion. And I've had a great love."
-from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 6.24, Death and All His Friends)
"Every cell in the human body regenerates on average every seven years. Like snakes in our own way, we shed our skin. Biologically we are brand new people. We may look the same, we probably do. The change isn't visible, at least in most of us, but we are all changed. Completely. Forever."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 7.1, With You I'm Born Again)
"When we say things like 'people don't change, ' it drives scientists crazy, because change is literally the only constant in all of science. Energy. Matter. It's always changing, morphing, merging, growing, dying. It's the way people try not to change that's unnatural. The way we cling to what things were instead of letting things be what they are. The way we cling to old memories instead of forming new ones. The way we insist on believing, despite every scientific indication, that anything in this lifetime is permanent. Change is constant. How we experience that change -- that's up to us. It can feel like death or it can feel like a second chance at life. If we open our fingers, loosen our grips, go with it, it can feel like pure adrenaline. Like at any moment, we can have another chance at life. Like at any moment, we can be born all over agian."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 7.1, With You I'm Born Again)
"Lightning doesn't often strike twice. It's a once in a lifetime thing. Even if it feels like the shock is coming over and over again. Eventually, the pain will go away, the shock will wear off. And you start to heal yourself. To recover from something you never saw coming. But sometimes, the odds are in your favor. If you're in just the right place at just the right time, you can take a helluva hit, and still have a shot at surviving."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 7.2, Shock to the System)
"Nobody chooses to be a freak. Most people don't even realize they're a freak until it's too late to change it. But no matter how much of a freak you end up being, chances are there's still someone out there for you. Unless of course they've already moved on. Because when it comes to love, even freaks can't wait forever."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 7.3, Superfreak)
"Biology says that we are who we are from birth. That our DNA is set in stone. Unchangeable. Our DNA doesn't account for all of us though. Life changes us. We develop new trades. Become less territorial. We stop competing. We learn from our mistakes. We face our greatest fears. For better or worse. We find ways to change our biology. The risk, of course, is that we can change too much, to the point we don't even recognize ourselves. Finding a way back can be difficult. There is no compass, no map. We just have to close our eyes, take a step, and hope to God we'll get there."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 7.4, Can't Fight Biology)
Derek: "Breakthroughs happen because someone is scared to death to stop trying."
-from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 7.5, Almost Grown)
"We all want to grow up. We're desperate to get there. To grab all the opportunities we can, to live. We're so busy trying to get out of that nest, we don't think about the fact that it's going to be cold out there. Really freakin' cold. Because growing up sometimes means leaving people behind. And by the time we stand on our own two feet, we're standing their alone."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 7.5, Almost Grown)
Cristina: "Well, we went through the scariest thing a person can go through, and we survived. So now everyday's just a gift. And now we're all blessed. Blessed to be here."
-from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 7.6, These Arms of Mine)
"We're all looking for answers in medicine, in life, in everything. Sometimes, the answers we're looking for have been hiding just below the surface Other times, we find answers when we didn't even realize we were asking the question. Sometimes, the answers can catch us completely by surprise. And sometimes, even when we find the answer we've been looking for, we're still left with a whole hell of a lot of questions."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 7.7, That's Me Trying)
"Every pressurized system needs a relief valve. There has to be a way to reduce the stress, the tension, before it becomes too much to bear. There has to be a way to find relief because if the pressure doesn't fidn a way out, it'll make one. It will explode. It's the pressure we put on ourselves that's the hardest to bear. The pressure to be better than we are. The pressure to be better than we think we can be. It never, ever lets up. It just builds and builds and builds.
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 7.8, Something's Gotta Give)
"Under the cover of darkness, people do things they'd never do under the harsh glare of day. Decisions feel wiser, people feel bolder. But when the sun rises, you have to take responsibility for what you did in the dark and face yourself under the cold, harsh light of day."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 7.9, Slow Night, So Long)
"The goal of any surgery is total recovery, to come out better than you were before. Some patients heal quickly and feel immediate relief. For others, the healing happens gradually, and it's not until months or even years that you realize you don't hurt anymore. So the challenge after any surgery is to be patient. But if you can make it through the first weeks and months, if you believe that healing is possible, then you can get your life back. But that's a big if."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 7.10, Adrift and at Peace)
"People are really romantic about the beginnings of things. Fresh start, clean slate, a world of possibility. But no matter what new adventure you're embarking on, you're still you. You bring you into every new beginning in your life. So how different can it possibly be?"
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 7.12, Start Me Up)
"The worst deception we practice is on ourselves. Which is why sometimes, it takes us awhile to realize that the truth has been in front of us the whole time."
-Meredith's voiceover from Grey's Anatomy (Episode 7.13, Don't Deceive Me [Please Don't Go])
American Idol contestants have long forgot the words to their songs. However, last night's version of "I Hope You Dance," originally a Lee Ann Womack song that was sung by Scotty McCreery on Thursday night really takes the cake ...
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
welcome to my silly life ...
I've recently joined Blog Lovin' (www.bloglovin.com). It's awesome! Check it out!
Follow my blog with bloglovin
"People who live in the past are generally afraid to compete in the present."
-Sparky Anderson
"The trick is to realize that after giving your best, there's nothing more to give."
-Sparky Anderson
"I cannot get rid of the hurt from losing, but after the last out of every loss, I must accept that there will be a tomorrow. In fact, it's more than there'll be tomorrow, it's that I want there to be tomorrow. That's the big difference, I want tomorrow to come."
-Sparky Anderson
One day justice will come and find you
And I'll be right there in your memory to remind you
-"Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You?" by Kellie Pickler
Long were the nights when my days once revolved around you
Counting my footsteps, praying the floor won't fall through again
And my mother accused me of losing my mind
But I swore I was fine
You pain me a blue sky and go back and turn it to rain
And I lived in your chess game,
But you changed the rules everyday
Wondering which version of you I might get on the phone tonight
Well, I stopped picking up and this song is to let you know why
Dear John, I see it all now that you're gone
Don't think I was too young to be messed with?
The girl in the dress cried the whole way home
I shouldn't known
Well, maybe it's just me and my blind optimism to blame
Or maybe it's you and your sick need to give love, then take it away
And you'll at my name to your lost list of traitors who don't understand
And I'll look back and regret how I ignored
When they said run as fast as you can
... Dear John, I see it all now, it was wrong
Don't you think nineteen's too young to be played with?
Your dark twisted games when I loved you so
I should've known
You are an expert at sorry and keeping lines blurry
Never impressed me by acing your tests
All the girls that you've run dry have tired, lifeless eyes
'Cause you've burnt them out
But I took your matches before fire could catch me
So don't look now
I'm shining like fireworks over
Your sad, empty town
-"Dear John" by Taylor Swift
The story starts when it was hot and summer
And I had it all, I had him right where I wanted him
She came along, got him alone, and let's hear the applause
She took him faster than you can say sabotage
I never saw it coming, I wouldn't have suspected it
I underestimated just who I was dealing with
She had to know the pain was beating on me like a drum
She underestimated just who she was stealing from
She's not a saint, and she's not what you think
She's an actress, whoa
Better known for the things that she does
On the mattress, whoa
Soon she's gonna find stealing other people's toys
On the playground won't make you many friends
She should keep in mind, she should keep in mind
There's nothing I do better than revenge, ha,
She lives her life like it's a party and she's on the list
She looks at me like I'm a trend and she's so over it
I think her ever present frown is a little troubling,
She thinks I'm psycho 'cause I like to rhyme he name with things but
Sophistication isn't what you wear or who you know
Or pushing people down to get you where you wanna go
Oh, they didn't teach you that in prep school, so it's up to me
But no amount of vintage dresses gives you dignity,
I'm just another thing for you to roll your eyes at, honey
You might have him, but haven't you heard?
I'm just another thing for you to roll your eyes at, honey
You might have him, but I always get the last word
-"Better Than Revenge" by Taylor Swift
We caught onto something, I hold onto the night
You looked me in the eye and told me you loved me
Were you kidding?
... And you flash back to when he said forever and always ...
So here's to everything, coming down to nothing
Here's to the silence that cuts me to the core
-"Forever and Always" by Taylor Swift
I'm not a princess
This ain't a fairy tale
I'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet
Lead her up the stairwell
This ain't Hollywood,
This is a small town
I was a dreamer before you went and let me down
Now it's too late for you and your white horse to come around
... 'Cause I'm not your princess
This ain't a fairytale
I'm gonna find someone, someday
Who might actually treat me well
This is a big world, that was a small town
There in my rear-view mirror disappearing now
And it's too late for you and your white horse,
Now it's too late for you and your white horse,
To catch me now
-"White Horse" by Taylor Swift
He is sensible and so incredible
And all my single friends are jealous
He says everything I need to hear,
And it's like I couldn't ask for better
He opens up my door and I get into his car
And he says, you look beautiful tonight
And I feel perfectly fine
But I've been screamin' and fightin'
And kissin' in the rain,
And it's 2 a.m. and I'm cursin' your name
You're so in love that you act insane
And that's the way I loved you
Breakin' down and comin' undone
It's a roller-coaster kinda rush
And I never knew I could feel that much
And that's the way I loved you
He respects my space and never makes me wait
And he calls exactly when he says he will
He's close to my mother
Talks business with my father
He's charming and endearing, and I'm comfortable
... he can't see the smile I'm fakin'
And my heart's not breakin'
'Cause I'm not feelin' anything at all
And you were wild and crazy
Just so frustrating,
Intoxicating, complicated
-"The Way I Loved You" by Taylor Swift
I took a chance, I took a shot
And you might think I'm bulletproof,
But I'm not
You took a swing, I took it hard
And down here from the ground,
I see who you are
... And here's to you and your temper
Yes, I remember what you said last night
And I know that you see what you're doing to me
Tell me, why?
You could write a book on how
To ruin someone's perfect day
Well, I get so confused and frustrated
Forget what I'm trying to say, oh
... I take a step back, let you go
I told you I'm not bulletproof
Now, you know
-"Tell Me Why" by Taylor Swift
You, with your voice like nails on a chalkboard
Calling me out when I'm wounded
You, pickin' on the weaker man,
Well you can take me down,
With just one single blow,
But you don't know, what you don't know
Someday, I'll be living in a big old city,
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
-"Mean" by Taylor Swift
Who you are is not what you did
You're still an innocent
-"Innocent" by Taylor Swift
"Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead."
-Ben Franklin
Made a wrong turn, once or twice
Dug my way out, blood and fire
Bad decisions, that's all right
Welcome to my silly life
Mistreated, misplaced, misunderstood
Miss 'No way, it's all good', it didn't slow me down
Mistaken, always second guessing
Underestimated
Look, I'm still around
-"Perfect" by Pink
Follow my blog with bloglovin
"People who live in the past are generally afraid to compete in the present."
-Sparky Anderson
"The trick is to realize that after giving your best, there's nothing more to give."
-Sparky Anderson
"I cannot get rid of the hurt from losing, but after the last out of every loss, I must accept that there will be a tomorrow. In fact, it's more than there'll be tomorrow, it's that I want there to be tomorrow. That's the big difference, I want tomorrow to come."
-Sparky Anderson
One day justice will come and find you
And I'll be right there in your memory to remind you
-"Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You?" by Kellie Pickler
Long were the nights when my days once revolved around you
Counting my footsteps, praying the floor won't fall through again
And my mother accused me of losing my mind
But I swore I was fine
You pain me a blue sky and go back and turn it to rain
And I lived in your chess game,
But you changed the rules everyday
Wondering which version of you I might get on the phone tonight
Well, I stopped picking up and this song is to let you know why
Dear John, I see it all now that you're gone
Don't think I was too young to be messed with?
The girl in the dress cried the whole way home
I shouldn't known
Well, maybe it's just me and my blind optimism to blame
Or maybe it's you and your sick need to give love, then take it away
And you'll at my name to your lost list of traitors who don't understand
And I'll look back and regret how I ignored
When they said run as fast as you can
... Dear John, I see it all now, it was wrong
Don't you think nineteen's too young to be played with?
Your dark twisted games when I loved you so
I should've known
You are an expert at sorry and keeping lines blurry
Never impressed me by acing your tests
All the girls that you've run dry have tired, lifeless eyes
'Cause you've burnt them out
But I took your matches before fire could catch me
So don't look now
I'm shining like fireworks over
Your sad, empty town
-"Dear John" by Taylor Swift
The story starts when it was hot and summer
And I had it all, I had him right where I wanted him
She came along, got him alone, and let's hear the applause
She took him faster than you can say sabotage
I never saw it coming, I wouldn't have suspected it
I underestimated just who I was dealing with
She had to know the pain was beating on me like a drum
She underestimated just who she was stealing from
She's not a saint, and she's not what you think
She's an actress, whoa
Better known for the things that she does
On the mattress, whoa
Soon she's gonna find stealing other people's toys
On the playground won't make you many friends
She should keep in mind, she should keep in mind
There's nothing I do better than revenge, ha,
She lives her life like it's a party and she's on the list
She looks at me like I'm a trend and she's so over it
I think her ever present frown is a little troubling,
She thinks I'm psycho 'cause I like to rhyme he name with things but
Sophistication isn't what you wear or who you know
Or pushing people down to get you where you wanna go
Oh, they didn't teach you that in prep school, so it's up to me
But no amount of vintage dresses gives you dignity,
I'm just another thing for you to roll your eyes at, honey
You might have him, but haven't you heard?
I'm just another thing for you to roll your eyes at, honey
You might have him, but I always get the last word
-"Better Than Revenge" by Taylor Swift
We caught onto something, I hold onto the night
You looked me in the eye and told me you loved me
Were you kidding?
... And you flash back to when he said forever and always ...
So here's to everything, coming down to nothing
Here's to the silence that cuts me to the core
-"Forever and Always" by Taylor Swift
I'm not a princess
This ain't a fairy tale
I'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet
Lead her up the stairwell
This ain't Hollywood,
This is a small town
I was a dreamer before you went and let me down
Now it's too late for you and your white horse to come around
... 'Cause I'm not your princess
This ain't a fairytale
I'm gonna find someone, someday
Who might actually treat me well
This is a big world, that was a small town
There in my rear-view mirror disappearing now
And it's too late for you and your white horse,
Now it's too late for you and your white horse,
To catch me now
-"White Horse" by Taylor Swift
He is sensible and so incredible
And all my single friends are jealous
He says everything I need to hear,
And it's like I couldn't ask for better
He opens up my door and I get into his car
And he says, you look beautiful tonight
And I feel perfectly fine
But I've been screamin' and fightin'
And kissin' in the rain,
And it's 2 a.m. and I'm cursin' your name
You're so in love that you act insane
And that's the way I loved you
Breakin' down and comin' undone
It's a roller-coaster kinda rush
And I never knew I could feel that much
And that's the way I loved you
He respects my space and never makes me wait
And he calls exactly when he says he will
He's close to my mother
Talks business with my father
He's charming and endearing, and I'm comfortable
... he can't see the smile I'm fakin'
And my heart's not breakin'
'Cause I'm not feelin' anything at all
And you were wild and crazy
Just so frustrating,
Intoxicating, complicated
-"The Way I Loved You" by Taylor Swift
I took a chance, I took a shot
And you might think I'm bulletproof,
But I'm not
You took a swing, I took it hard
And down here from the ground,
I see who you are
... And here's to you and your temper
Yes, I remember what you said last night
And I know that you see what you're doing to me
Tell me, why?
You could write a book on how
To ruin someone's perfect day
Well, I get so confused and frustrated
Forget what I'm trying to say, oh
... I take a step back, let you go
I told you I'm not bulletproof
Now, you know
-"Tell Me Why" by Taylor Swift
You, with your voice like nails on a chalkboard
Calling me out when I'm wounded
You, pickin' on the weaker man,
Well you can take me down,
With just one single blow,
But you don't know, what you don't know
Someday, I'll be living in a big old city,
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
-"Mean" by Taylor Swift
Who you are is not what you did
You're still an innocent
-"Innocent" by Taylor Swift
"Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead."
-Ben Franklin
Made a wrong turn, once or twice
Dug my way out, blood and fire
Bad decisions, that's all right
Welcome to my silly life
Mistreated, misplaced, misunderstood
Miss 'No way, it's all good', it didn't slow me down
Mistaken, always second guessing
Underestimated
Look, I'm still around
-"Perfect" by Pink
Monday, January 10, 2011
in your life you'll do things greater than dating the boy on the football team ...
In your life
You'll do things greater than
Dating the boy on the football team,
I didn't know it at fifteen
When all you wanted was to be wanted
Wish you could go back and tell yourself what you know now
Back then I swore I was gone marry him someday,
But I realized some bigger dreams of mine
Abigail gave everything she had
To a boy who changed his mind
And we both cried ...
I've found time can heal most anything
And you might just find who you're supposed to be
I didn't know who I was supposed to be
-"Fifteen" by Taylor Swift
"When she shall die, take him and cut him out in the little stars and he will make the face of heaven so fine that all the world will be in love with the night and pay no worship to the garish sun."
-from Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare
"People inscribe their histories, beliefs, attitudes, desires and dreams in the images they make."
-Robert Hughes
We were best friends, now we don't even talk
You broke my heart
Ripped my world apart
Didn't you know how much I loved you?
Didn't you know how much I loved you, baby?
I gave you everything, every part of me
Didn't you feel it when I touched you
Didn't I rock you when I loved you, baby?
Baby, tell me
Didn't you know how much I loved you? ...
From wanting you back to not giving a damn
I've felt it all
I've been to the wall
-"Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You?" by Kellie Pickler
Take my hand
Break my stride
Make me smile
For every time I've cried
Hold my heart
In the palm of your hand
Don't listen to it breaking,
Just listen to the band ...
My hands are tied
My head is reeling
My eyes have cried a million tears
From wishing you were here
-"A Million Tears" by Kasey Chambers
"Haven't you heard? I'm the crazy bitch around here."
-Blair Waldorf on Gossip Girl (Season 1, Episode 18, "Much I Do About Nothing")
You'll do things greater than
Dating the boy on the football team,
I didn't know it at fifteen
When all you wanted was to be wanted
Wish you could go back and tell yourself what you know now
Back then I swore I was gone marry him someday,
But I realized some bigger dreams of mine
Abigail gave everything she had
To a boy who changed his mind
And we both cried ...
I've found time can heal most anything
And you might just find who you're supposed to be
I didn't know who I was supposed to be
-"Fifteen" by Taylor Swift
"When she shall die, take him and cut him out in the little stars and he will make the face of heaven so fine that all the world will be in love with the night and pay no worship to the garish sun."
-from Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare
"People inscribe their histories, beliefs, attitudes, desires and dreams in the images they make."
-Robert Hughes
We were best friends, now we don't even talk
You broke my heart
Ripped my world apart
Didn't you know how much I loved you?
Didn't you know how much I loved you, baby?
I gave you everything, every part of me
Didn't you feel it when I touched you
Didn't I rock you when I loved you, baby?
Baby, tell me
Didn't you know how much I loved you? ...
From wanting you back to not giving a damn
I've felt it all
I've been to the wall
-"Didn't You Know How Much I Loved You?" by Kellie Pickler
Take my hand
Break my stride
Make me smile
For every time I've cried
Hold my heart
In the palm of your hand
Don't listen to it breaking,
Just listen to the band ...
My hands are tied
My head is reeling
My eyes have cried a million tears
From wishing you were here
-"A Million Tears" by Kasey Chambers
"Haven't you heard? I'm the crazy bitch around here."
-Blair Waldorf on Gossip Girl (Season 1, Episode 18, "Much I Do About Nothing")
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
